Are you looking for a way for your child to practice and learn about writing? Perhaps you have a child who loves writing or is a reluctant writer? Either way this class is a great way to help your child develop and strengthen their skills as we focus on sentences and grammar.  

This class was created as an additional course to my popular writing class, Pencil Pack. Many writers wanted to continue past the set of lessons created in the original course. The good news is your child can take them in any order so choose what works based on your scheduled and/or the topic writing themes. Like the first Pencil Pack course, this course is an ongoing course, which means your child can join in every week or the weeks that work best for your schedule.  A consistent writing block each week will allow your child to focus on writing and my goal is your child will love coming to write each week!

Aimed at students in 1st and 2nd grade, we will work to build writing stamina through writing lessons centered around a weekly topic. Much like reading, writing is a skill that takes practice and repetition to strengthen a child's writing "muscles." Often times students are tasked with writing a paragraph or story; yet lack the rudimentary basics of sentence writing. 
 
I have created 17 lessons to accommodate families in need of a semester long writing course; however, you can come as many times as you'd like based on your schedule. You can join in at any time and stay as many weeks as you'd like.

Each week, we will focus on what makes a "good sentence" and your child will have lots of opportunity to write and share during the class. Your child will engage in a weekly topic and have time to interact with other learners as we brainstorm ideas connected to our theme. Encouraging your child to be an active listener and utilize social skills will be important during this part of this class. I love to foster social skills and oral language as kids express themselves first verbally.

 Then we will work together to put our ideas onto paper. I will provide a weekly graphic organizer/planning sheet for your child to use should you wish to print it. Otherwise, they are welcome to use their own paper. Afterwards, they will use their ideas to craft their own sentences about the topic. During writing time, breakout rooms may be utilized to allow for 1:1 time with the teacher. At the end of the class, should your child wish to share, we will have a time to share what they wrote during our class.  Sometimes we may include a fun writing "game" to help us think about words and writing! 

Each week, I will be using a variety of themes/topics and they are subject to change based on the age/interest of the group. I also love to use children's literature to help with our writing as reading is a huge passion of mine!

 Your child will need paper and pencil/pen to participate but if you have a whiteboard and dry erase marker that is always a fun way to write and is less intimating for students who feel like sometimes they just can't write anything or don't have any ideas.

Schedule of Class Topics:
*If you are interested in a different day/time, please message me.

Please note each section will begin with Week 1 (Friends) and follow the schedule below. You can join in at any time and if you'd like to know which topic we are on when joining, please message me. Thank you!


Week 1
Friends

Week 2
Books, Movies, Shows

 Week 3
Let's Invent 

 Week 4
Seasons 

 Week 5
Food

Week 6
Family Traditions

 Week 7 
How to....

Week 8
Space

Week 9
Poetry - Haiku

Week 10
All About Me

Week 11
Superpowers (opinion writing)

Week 12
Create a creature - descriptive writing on a creature they create

Week 13
Famous People

Week 14
Money 

Week 15
Favorite Game

Week 16
Acts of Kindness 

Week 17
Picture Prompt - create a story



If you are looking for a particular focus for writing, please reach out to me as I can work with you to plan something more focused on your needs. 
Additionally, if you prefer your child to be with other friends/family members or perhaps you have a homeschool group / please 
let me know as I can set up a private class at no additional charge. This means only learners from your group will be admitted into the section.


If you are looking for a class geared toward beginning writing, see my Little Learners class: 
 https://outschool.com/classes/87d189f4-159e-468f-91e1-bf6ce1b80e8e?sectionUid=a4892852-fe98-4677-8514-8806c2bf3bc6#usfLya0wn1

If you prefer a class focused on creative writing, see my class focused on picture writing that helps students construct simple stories. https://outschool.com/classes/creative-writing-class-picture-prompt-creations-level-2-t874tpR5